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MPEC 2001-O43: COMET C/1996 A2 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-O43                                Issued 2001 July 26, 19:19 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                            COMET C/1996 A2 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.05826 19 53 12.0  -23 05 56                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.05826 2 +0.00002709 -0.00878938 -0.00448515        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.06762 19 53 05.9  -23 04 39                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.06762 2 +0.00002805 -0.00878973 -0.00448510        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.06948 19 53 07.7  -23 05 08                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.06948 2 +0.00002824 -0.00878980 -0.00448509        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.08050 19 52 55.7  -23 01 52                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.08050 2 +0.00002937 -0.00879022 -0.00448502        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.08614 19 52 50.0  -23 00 18                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.08614 2 +0.00002995 -0.00879044 -0.00448499        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.09176 19 52 50.0  -22 57 04                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.09176 2 +0.00003053 -0.00879065 -0.00448496        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.09363 19 52 44.5  -22 55 53                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.09363 2 +0.00003071 -0.00879072 -0.00448495        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.09525 19 53 01.9  -22 56 18                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.09525 2 +0.00003089 -0.00879079 -0.00448494        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.09719 19 52 58.7  -22 57 43                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.09719 2 +0.00003109 -0.00879086 -0.00448492        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.09903 19 53 02.4  -22 55 52                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.09903 2 +0.00003128 -0.00879093 -0.00448491        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.10460 19 52 46.4  -22 59 10                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.10460 2 +0.00003185 -0.00879114 -0.00448488        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.10836 19 52 51.7  -22 55 06                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.10836 2 +0.00003224 -0.00879128 -0.00448486        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.11022 19 52 43.2  -22 56 27                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.11022 2 +0.00003243 -0.00879136 -0.00448485        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.11967 19 52 28.0  -22 52 07                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.11967 2 +0.00003340 -0.00879171 -0.00448479        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.12717 19 52 23.4  -22 53 07                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.12717 2 +0.00003417 -0.00879200 -0.00448474        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.13460 19 52 21.3  -22 51 19                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.13460 2 +0.00003494 -0.00879228 -0.00448470        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.14023 19 52 18.8  -22 50 23                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.14023 2 +0.00003552 -0.00879249 -0.00448466        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.15854 19 52 13.6  -22 45 56                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.15854 2 +0.00003741 -0.00879319 -0.00448455        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.16984 19 52 18.7  -22 41 57                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.16984 2 +0.00003858 -0.00879361 -0.00448448        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.17170 19 52 22.2  -22 39 01                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.17170 2 +0.00003877 -0.00879368 -0.00448447        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.17534 19 52 12.9  -22 42 18                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.17534 2 +0.00003914 -0.00879382 -0.00448445        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.19404 19 52 00.5  -22 35 04                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.19404 2 +0.00004108 -0.00879452 -0.00448433        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.19783 19 51 43.6  -22 33 47                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.19783 2 +0.00004147 -0.00879467 -0.00448431        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.20911 19 51 50.3  -22 33 24                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.20911 2 +0.00004263 -0.00879509 -0.00448424        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.21099 19 51 32.7  -22 34 30                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.21099 2 +0.00004283 -0.00879516 -0.00448423        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.21290 19 51 44.9  -22 31 31                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.21290 2 +0.00004302 -0.00879523 -0.00448421        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.22013 19 51 32.2  -22 29 48                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.22013 2 +0.00004377 -0.00879550 -0.00448417        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.22200 19 51 26.7  -22 32 02                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.22200 2 +0.00004397 -0.00879557 -0.00448416        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.23132 19 51 25.7  -22 27 19                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.23132 2 +0.00004493 -0.00879592 -0.00448410        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.23318 19 51 31.6  -22 29 39                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.23318 2 +0.00004513 -0.00879599 -0.00448408        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.23510 19 51 25.3  -22 30 06                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.23510 2 +0.00004532 -0.00879606 -0.00448407        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.24221 19 51 18.4  -22 27 23                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.24221 2 +0.00004606 -0.00879633 -0.00448403        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.24407 19 51 16.4  -22 26 53                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.24407 2 +0.00004625 -0.00879640 -0.00448402        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.24596 19 51 20.7  -22 25 25                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.24596 2 +0.00004645 -0.00879647 -0.00448400        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.24972 19 51 27.5  -22 24 14                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.24972 2 +0.00004684 -0.00879661 -0.00448398        249
    CJ96A020  S1996 01 14.25726 19 51 14.4  -22 23 41                        249
    CJ96A020  s1996 01 14.25726 2 +0.00004762 -0.00879689 -0.00448393        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3.  Comet detection by R. Gorelli,
    measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/1996 A2 (SOHO)
T 1996 Jan. 14.56 TT                                    Marsden
q   0.0054               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   82.03        +0.23056        -0.97025
                   Node     6.86        -0.93716        -0.24186
e   1.0            Incl.  141.76        +0.26186        -0.01130
From 36 observations 1996 Jan. 14.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-O43

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